yat saptānnāni medhayā tapasājanayat pitā | ekam asya sādhāraṇaṃ dve devān abhājayat | trīṇy ātmane 'kuruta paśubhya ekaṃ prāyacchat | tasmin sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitaṃ yacca prāṇiti yacca na | kasmāt tāni na kṣīyante adyamānāni sarvadā | yo vai tām akṣitiṃ veda so 'nnam atti pratīkena | sa devān apigacchati sa ūṛjam upajīvati | iti ślokāḥ ||
FIFTH BRÂHMANA
1. 'When the father (of creation) had produced by knowledge and penance (work) the seven kinds of food, one of his (foods) was common to all beings, two he assigned to the Devas, (1) 'Three he made for himself, one he gave to the animals. In it all rests, whatsoever breathes and breathes not. (2) 'Why then do these not perish, though they are always eaten? He who knows this imperishable one, he eats food with his face. (3) 'He goes even to the Devas, he lives on strength.' (4)
yatsaptānnāni, yad ajanayaditi kriyāviśeṣaṇam;medhayā prajñayā vijñānena tapasā ca karmaṇā;jñānakarmaṇī eva hi medhātapaḥ śabdavācye, tayoḥ prakṛtatvāt;netare medhātapasī, aprakaraṇāt;pāṅktaṃ hi karma jāyādisādhanam; 'ya evaṃ veda'iti cānantarameva jñānaṃ prakṛtam;tasmānna prasiddhayormedhātapasorāśaṅkā kāryā;ato yāni saptānnāni jñānakarmabhyāṃ janitavānpitā tāni prakāśayiṣyāma iti vākyaśeṣaḥ || 1 ||
tatra mantrāṇāmarthastirohitatvāttprāyeṇa durvijñeyo bhavatīti tadarthavyākhyānāya brāhmaṇaṃ pravartate -
Bṛhad san, ca. B.C. 600, Adhyāya, Brāhmaṇa, verse 1,5.1;
Bṛhad-DSh, 1657, p.;
Bṛhad-Anq-Dup, 1801-02, p.;
Bṛhad-Mül, 1879-84;
Bṛhad-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.;
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